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Photographer: Robert H. Read
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Family Plantaginaceae
Plantago cordata Lam.
heart-leaved plantain, king-root
Plantago: from Latin planta meaning "foot print"
cordata: heart-shaped
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| Status: | Endangered |
| Plant: | erect, perennial semi-aquatic; several long, fleshy roots |
| Flower: | green to white, 4-parted, tiny; bracts and sepals about the same length; inflorescence up to 12" tall spike on stout, hollow, up to 12" tall stalks; blooms in the spring |
| Leaf: | main leaves large, 5"-10" long with a heart-shaped base; main veins not parallel to the edges |
| Habitat: | wet to moist; streambanks; in limy soil |
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